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Meridian,  Miss.,  February  17,  1865. 


GENERAL  ORDERS, 
'       No.    15. 


Before  the  General  Court  Martial  convrned  and  lull  at  Talladega, 
Ala.,  bij  virtiu-  of  General    Viders  No.  140,  froyn  1) 
Head-Quarters  daL  ..   j  7<7i,  1864. 

The  following  accused   ft  fcd  ;md  tried  : 

L  Lieut.  J.  M.  Tyer,  C  :  gioaent  Missouri  Voliinteew 

Charge  1st— Conduct  to  the    prejudice  of  good  order  and  military  dis- 

ripline. 

(Specifications  omitted  oa  account  of  length.) 

FINDINGS: 

Of  the  first  Spreifiention  of  the  Charge;    .  /Guilty. 

Of  the  second  Specification  of  the  Charge ' Guilty. 

Of  the  Charge Guilty. 

SENTENCE: 

And  the  courtdo  therefore  sentence  the  said  Lieut.  J.  M.  Tvler,  Co.  C. 
6th  Regt.  Missouri  Volunteers,  to    be  cashiered,  all  the  members 
Court  concurring  in  the  sentence. 

2.  Private  J.  P.  I.edbeUer,  Co.  "E'  8th  Alabama  cayalry. 

Charge  1st. — Desertion. 

Charge  2d. — Conduct  to  the  prejudice  of  good  order  and    military   d:> 
-inline. 

FINDINGS: 

Cf  the  Specification  of  first   charge ..Guilty: 

(  t"  the  first  Charge. Guilty. 

(  f  the  Specification  of  second  Cnarge Guilty. 

Cf  the  second  Charge... „„ ..Guilty 


SENTENCE . 

"And  the  Court  do*  therefore  sentence  the  said  Private  J.  P.  Ledbetter . 
of  Co  E,  8th  Alabama  cavalry,  to  perform  hard  labor  on  any  of  the  fortifi- 
cations or  public  works  belonging  to  the  Confederate  States,  for  the  space. 
of  six  months,  and  that  he  be  marched  in  front  of  his  command  while 
on  parade,  once  each  day,  for  the  space  of  ten  days,  with  a  placard  on  his 
back  with  the  words  "Horse  Thief,"  inscribed  thereon,  in  large  letters, 
and  by-the  time  of  "Kogue's  March,"  ard  in  front  of  two  soldiers  with 
fixed  bayonets,  and  in  the  position  of  charge  bayonets. 
.  The  Co  art.  is  thus  lenient  in  consequence  of  his  age,  being  now  only 
nineteen  or  twenty  year^  of  age,  and  having  been  persuaded  to  act  thus 
by  others  older  than  himself  and  of  more  experience. 

The  proceedings,  findings  and  sentences  in  the  above  cases  are  hereby 
approved   and  will   be  carried  into  effect.     But  in  consideration  of  the 
youth  and  inexperience  of  Private  J.  P.   Ledbetter,  Co.  C,  8th  Alabama 
cavalry,  his  sentence  is  commuted  to  three  months  hard  labor  on   gov 
ernment  works: 

Lieut.  J.  W.  Tyler,  Co.,  C,  6th  Missouri  infantry*,  ceases  to  be  an  officer 
of  the  Confederate  States  army  from  thin  date. 

When  prisoners  are  sentenced  to  hard  labor  they  will  be  Bent    to 
8elma,  Ala. 

By  Command  of 

LIEUT.   GEN.  TAYLOR, 

LEWIS  H.  KENNERLY, 
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